Antonyms for laid over

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ley

Phonetic Transcription : leɪ

Definition of laid over

Origin : Old English lecgan "to place on the ground (or other surface)," also "put down (often by striking)," from Proto-Germanic *lagjanan (cf. Old Saxon leggian, Old Norse leggja, Old Frisian ledza, Middle Dutch legghan, Dutch leggen, Old High German lecken, German legen, Gothic lagjan "to lay, put, place"), causative of lie (v.2). As a noun, from 1550s, "act of laying." Meaning "way in which something is laid" (e.g. lay of the land) first recorded 1819.
Meaning "have sex with" first recorded 1934, in U.S. slang, probably from sense of "deposit" (which was in Old English, as in lay an egg, lay a bet, etc.), perhaps reinforced by to lie with, a phrase frequently met in the Bible. The noun meaning "woman available for sexual intercourse" is attested from 1930, but there are suggestions of it in stage puns from as far back as 1767. To lay for (someone) "await a chance at revenge" is from late 15c.; lay low "stay inconspicuous" is from 1839. To lay (someone) low preserves the secondary Old English sense.

As in postpone : verb put off till later time
As in put off : verb defer, delay
As in suspend : verb delay, hold off
As in defer : verb hold off, put off
As in delay : verb cause stop in action

Example sentences :

The pavements of the Main Street must be laid over the red man's grave.
Extract from : « Main Street » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It laid over by the bulkhead, and was nearly the color of the carpet.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

As he laid over and made for it, one of the FW's knifed in and splattered him with lead.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

Stan laid over and wobbled around just as though he was hit bad.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

Stan laid over and made a sweep, ducking in and out of the flak.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

As he laid over he saw the withering fire on the runway lift.
Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery

Two similar cloths were laid over the tomb of Edward the first.
Extract from : « In Convent Walls » by Emily Sarah Holt

“I also notice a curved deck or covering, laid over the boats,” I said.
Extract from : « Fil and Filippa » by John Stuart Thomson

She raised one hand to her head, the other she laid over her heart.
Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller

But he knew that in another place a template would be laid over his work.
Extract from : « In the Control Tower » by Will Mohler

Synonyms for laid over

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